Grove MLP Syllabus
Description of Students
The Multilingual Program is comprised of approximately 250 students in Kindergarten through 5th grade. These students are identified as Limited English Proficient (LEP) and are eligible to receive support services through the ESL program. Students are served through pull out groups,co-teaching and/ or monitoring.
M LProgram Goals:
*To support students in EL development (specifically production-speaking and writing).
Providing direct instructional support for students indicating lowest proficiency in English language production and those students on the cusp of exiting.
Providing classroom teachers with instructional strategies to support students’ English Language production.
*Continue to collaborate and communicate with classroom teachers, support staff, admin and parents.
Continuous conferencing with inclusion teachers
PD for all teachers, admin and support
Parent workshop
*To scaffold support to increase student intrinsic motivation and independence.
Beginning, and end of year student PL conferencing
Celebrations for student PL achievement per ACCESS
Program Models & Units of study:
Newcomers will be served using the pullout service delivery model on the days they attend the school building. These students will also be served virtually on the days they are participating in e-learning. To assist students develop BICS and CALP, National’s Geographic’s In the USA curriculum will be utilized for instruction. This curriculum is a balanced literacy text that is based on the order of language acquisition
K5-5th Grade will be served using the pull-out or push-in models. ESL teachers will meet with classroom teachers and ESL students to provide language support as needed. These students will also be served virtually on the days they are participating in E-learning. The Lexia Reading Core 5 curriculum will be utilized for additional instruction. This program focuses on the development of reading skills and features whole language elements for ESL students, data and reporting and mini-lessons.
Assessment Procedures/Evaluation of Student Progress
-Initial placement in the ESOL program is assessed using the Wida Kindergarten screener for K5 and 1st grade students. First semester K5 students will take the listening and speaking portions of the screener. K5 second semester students and first semester 1st grade students will take all 4 parts of the screener. Students in 2nd grade and above will take the WIDA online screener. Students who pass the screener will be monitored for four years.
-All students are assessed each spring using the ACCESS FOR ELLs assessment. In order for students to exit the program, they must receive a 4.4 or higher overall. Students who pass the ACCESS assessment will be monitored for four years.
-All students will receive regular progress monitoring as dictated by the National Geographic’s Made in the USA and Lexia Core curriculums. Speaking rubrics will be used for students participating in Talk, Read, Talk, Write.
Rules for Behavior
Students are to abide by the school-wide discipline plan while in the MLP classroom.
Communication with Parents
A Parent Notification form is sent home at the beginning of the year informing parents of their child’s participation in the ESL program.
WIDA Standards Framework
Language for Social and Instructional Purposes
English language learners communicate for social and instructional purposes within the school setting.
Language for Language Arts
English language learners communicate information, ideas and concepts necessary for academic success in the content area of language arts.
Language for Mathematics
English language learners communicate information, ideas and concepts necessary for academic success in the content area of mathematics.
Language for Science
English language learners communicate information, ideas and concepts necessary for academic success in the content area of science.
Language for Social Studies
English language learners communicate information, ideas and concepts necessary for academic success in the content area of social studies.